Timberlake to headline halftime show at Super Bowl LII

Entertainer Justin Timberlake will headline the halftime show of Super Bowl LII in February, the NFL announced Sunday night.

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Timberlake, a 10-time Grammy winner as well as an Emmy-winning actor and producer, had been in talks to be the headlining act of the halftime show, one of the premier entertainment events in U.S. sports.

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This will actually be his third appearance, after performing at Super Bowls XXXV and XXXXVIII, but his first time as headliner.

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